Distant

A young man from rural Turkey arrives in Istanbul with dreams working on a ship and stays with a cousin while he searches for work. Over time, the former’s struggles to find employment and the latter’s troubles and disappointments strain their relationship and living situation.

Cast

Muzaffer Özdemir

Mahmut

Mehmet Emin Toprak

Yusuf

Zuhal Gencer

Nazan (as Zuhal Gencer Erkaya)

Nazan Kesal

Lover (as Nazan Kırılmış)

Feridun Koç

Janitor

Fatma Ceylan

Mother

Ebru Ceylan

Woman (as Ebru Yapıcı)

Bahattin Serter

Unknown

Nazlı Aydın

Unknown

Engin Hepsev

Unknown

Ercan Kesal

Unknown

Aslı Orhun

Unknown

Ahmet Bugay

Unknown

Arif Aşçı

Unknown

Cemal Gülas

Unknown

Ahmet Özyurt

Unknown

Erhan Ersoy

Unknown

Hakan Kuldan

Unknown

Ayhan Ergürsel

Unknown

Crew

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Camera Operator

Cemil Kavukçu

Co-Writer, Thanks

Ayhan Ergürsel

Editor

Adnan Şahin

Colorist

Feridun Koç

First Assistant Director, Production Manager

Türksoy Gölebeyi

First Assistant Camera

Erkan Aktaş

Sound Mixer

İsmail Karadaş

Sound

Richard Welsh

Dolby Consultant

Zafer Saka

Electrician

Ebru Ceylan

Art Direction, Thanks

Emine Ceylan

Thanks

Keriman Ulusoy

Thanks

Zeki Demirkubuz

Thanks

Cemal Okan

Thanks

Arif Aşçı

Thanks

Reis Çelik

Thanks

Temel Kerimoğlu

Thanks

Sadık İncesu

Thanks

Asiye Bodur

Thanks

Serdar Pehlivanoğlu

Thanks

Ahmet Çadırcı

Thanks

Ahmet Özyurt

Thanks

Yüksel Öztürk

Thanks

Kadir Kubaşık

Thanks

Hasan Kürtür

Thanks

Necmi Aykar

Thanks

Kamer Çelik

Thanks

Asiye Aksoy

Thanks

Alaettin Aksoy

Thanks

Metin Üstündağ

Thanks

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